Characters played by Colin Blakely
Kent
Characters played by Leo McKern
Gloucester
Characters played by Robert Lindsay
Edmund
Characters played by Laurence Olivier
King Lear
Characters played by Dorothy Tutin
Goneril
Characters played by Anna Calder-Marshall
Cordelia
Characters played by Diana Rigg
Regan
Characters played by Robert Lang
Albany
Characters played by Jeremy Kemp
Cornwall
Characters played by Brian Cox
Burgundy
Characters played by Edward Petherbridge
France
Characters played by David Threlfall
Edgar
Characters played by Geoffrey Bateman
Oswald
Characters played by John Cording
Lear's Knight
Characters played by John Hurt
The Fool
Characters played by Benny Young
Cornwall's Servant
Characters played by Esmond Knight
Old Man
Characters played by Ian Ruskin
Edmund's Officer
Characters played by Paul Curran
Doctor
Characters played by Ronald Forfar
First Officer
Characters played by Harry Walker
Second Officer
Characters played by Harry Fielder
Man Servant
Characters played by William Tarmey
Bit part